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This document provides information about the TotSplash activity and website for creating interactive lessons and activities. It outlines the phases for using TotSplash, including logging in or getting started, taking a tour of the interface and features, and providing a workshop activity for experimenting with TotSplash. Contact information is provided for any questions.
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Totsplash
- 1. Tuesday Tools March 12, 2013 Mary Zedeck Seton Hall University
- 2. TotSplash in Action http://www.totsplash.com/learn
- 4. TotSplash Activity • Login or Get Started – Alternate methods to login • Let’s take a tour – Titles, descriptions, templates, insert child, toggle, delete, text, links • Workshop activity – Ideas for using TotSplash – Experiment!